Mayor & City Council

City Council consists of a Mayor and eight Councillors, elected for a term of four years. The position of Mayor and Councillors are at-large elections, meaning that each person elected represents the City as a whole and not a particular ward or section of the City.

The Municipal Government Act sets out the powers of municipal governments. The Mayor is the Chief Elected Official of the municipality and has duties as both Councillor and Mayor. The Chief Administrative Officer of the City is in charge of day-to-day City operations and employees.

City Council Strategic Plan 2019-2022Medicine Hat City Council has approved its Strategic Plan 2019-2022. The strategic priorities focus the limited energy and resources of the organization on those issues/initiatives that are most critical to the organization’s success. Effective governance and leadership is integral to the organization’s ability to advance Council’s priorities.